What color is #9A998E?

#9A998E is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A998E?

The RGB value is 154, 153, 142: 154 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A998E?

The complementary color is #8E8F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A998E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A998E color

#9A998E rgb(154, 153, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A998E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 60% green and 55.7% blue (154, 153, 142).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 6% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#9A998E color codes

HEX	`#9A998E`
RGB	`rgb(154, 153, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 60%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 6%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 8%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.02, -1.67, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.02, 6.14, 105.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.6, 31.606, 30.127)`
Decimal	`10131854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A998E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9A998E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A998E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9A998E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a998e; }
.text { color: #9a998e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a998e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 153 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a998e, #959a8e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9A998E?: #9A998E is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A998E?: The RGB value is 154, 153, 142: 154 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A998E?: The complementary color is #8E8F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A998E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.